Christie Sides (born January 17, 1977) is an American

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head coach for the

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of the WNBA. Sides has previously been an assistant coach for the Fever,

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, and

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in the league. She has also coached at the collegiate level.

Early life and education

Sides grew up in

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and attended

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. She played basketball and was named the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year for her senior year. She finished her high school career with 3,375 points. Following her high school career, she attended Ole Miss and

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. While at Louisiana Tech, Sides helped the Lady Techsters reach the 1999 Final Four.

Coaching career

Sides began her coaching career at

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as an assistant coach for the varsity team. She also served as the head JV coach for 2 season. Following that, Sides returned to her alma mater and became an assistant at Louisiana Tech. She then moved on to join

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's staff at LSU. While at LSU, she was a part of three Final Fours. Following her time at LSU, Sides followed Chatman into the professional ranks, first overseas with the Spartak Moscow Region team and then with the WNBA's

. Sides went back to the NCAA level for the 2016-2017 season and joined the Northwestern Wildcats staff. She was promoted to associate head coach on May 18, 2017, but resigned from her position to join back with Chatman and become an assistant with the

. Following three years with the Fever, Sides returned to the NCAA, this time joining the Louisiana–Monroe staff. She re-joined the WNBA ranks in 2022 on

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's staff with the

Indiana Fever

Sides got her first head coaching job in 2022, when she was hired as the ninth head coach in Indiana Fever franchise history.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sides, Christie 1977 births Living people American women's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Louisiana Basketball players from Louisiana Chicago Sky coaches Indiana Fever coaches Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball players Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball players People from Baton Rouge, Louisiana